Archive for November 16th, 2012

REMEMBERING ~“THE TOY MAKER”

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Film and stage actor Frederick Giermann hosted the local
children’s show on Portland’s KPTV that aired weekday
afternoons from Monday, May 4, 1953 to September 10,
1954. There was also a Saturday morning show called
”The Toymaker and his Friends”. It debuted on August 8,
1953. Sponsor’s included Alpenrose Dairy and Grandma’s
Cookies.

 

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“Toymaker” set during a live telecast in 1953

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